I find the level of denial around the Kaimanawa Wall to be most bemusing. I do not see how signs of ancient ruins from great antiquity causes any kind of challenge to Maori views about being the tangata whenua - no reasonable person disputes that when Capt Cook sailed into view Maori were all over the place, so why does an obvious man-made wall from great antiquity constitute such a threat. I do not believe the rest of the world understands how incredibly shut-down and closed-minded NZ has become over the past 20 years. We are a real-world example of Plato's cave.
I find the level of denial around the Kaimanawa Wall to be most bemusing. I do not see how signs of ancient ruins from great antiquity causes any kind of challenge to Maori views about being the tangata whenua - no reasonable person disputes that when Capt Cook sailed into view Maori were all over the place, so why does an obvious man-made wall from great antiquity constitute such a threat. I do not believe the rest of the world understands how incredibly shut-down and closed-minded NZ has become over the past 20 years. We are a real-world example of Plato's cave.
Agreed.